Video Game Outsiders
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Episodes: 147
Description
VGO has been churning out stupidity and gaming since 2005 making it one of the longest running podcasts of all time. Hosts John “John’s Arcade” Jacobson, and author/comedy creator Michelle Madison, explore all things gaming from console to PC, with a healthy dose of random insanity in between all of the latest videogame and tech news. Live every Tuesday on Twitch.tv/johnANDmichelle, Video Game Outsiders is home to a unique community of adult gamers. For weekly extra episodes, game giveaways, and ad free VGO - join our Discord: https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT For weekly bonus shows and the entire back catalog, visit our website VideoGameOutsiders.com and go premium!
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#947 - IGN Should Go Away: Crimson Desert vs Marathon Review Scores, Gaming News
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#946 - Crimson Desert Review: Greatest Fantasy Open World Game of All Time? Are Games Journalists Insane? Is it the Next Skyrim or Zelda? Plus Gaming News.
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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#945 - Nvidia DLSS 5 AI Misinformation Corrected, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Review, The Seven Deadly Sins Origin MMO, Nintendo Talking Flower, Weeb Week, Anime Chat, Japanese Games, Gaming News!
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Micro VGO - Episode 220: Microsoft at GDC and the Future of Xbox Gaming, Crimson Desert Deluxe Editions are Crazy, and more Games News!
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#944 - Pokemon Pokopia Review, Slay the Spire 2 Takes Over Steam Charts, Gaming News
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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#943 - Resident Evil: Requiem Review, Marathon vs Arc Raiders, World of Warcraft: Midnight WoW Release, Gaming News
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#942 - Xbox Fires Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond but Gains AI Asha Sharma, Plus Gaming News and Reviews
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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#941 - God of Snore: Sons of Sparta, Mario Tennis Fever Review, Mewgenics, Diablo 30th Event, and Gaming News
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#940 - Sexy Valentine's Day Adult Gaming Special, NSFW Porn Sex Game Review Show! Plus Games News!
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Micro VGO #217: GTA VI Release Date, Overwatch Drops the 2, Nintendo Switch 2 Sales in Trouble in USA, Big GAMING NEWS!
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#939 - Nioh 3 Review, Ubisoft Struggles, Super Mario Scents, More on Code Vein II Soulslike, and Gaming News
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#938 - Highguard vs Games Journalists, Code Vein II Review, Arknights: Endfield Gooners, Fable Xbox Show Case, Gaming News
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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#937 - Marathon FOMO Store, Nintendo Gets Mad, Mio Memories in Orbit Review, and more Gaming News
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#936 - Hytale is an RPG Minecraft? The Mandela Effect Returns! Plus Gaming News!
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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#935 - Weeb Week Returns to Japan! Japanese Games, Anime Movies & TV shows, and Manga News! Monster Hunter Clones, Maid Cafes, and the Mandela Effect on Gaming?
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#934 - New Year's Eve Game of the Year Awards Special! Best of 2025, plus Gaming News!
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Premium Preview - You Suck Show: 2025 Brain Rot, Women Have Lost Their Minds, Banger, & More 2025 Suckage!
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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#933 - Christmas Gaming Special, Pragmata, PoE II: Fate of the Val, Game Awards Recap: Clair Obscur Wins Big, more Gaming News
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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#932 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review, Stranger Things in MS Flight Sim, Call of Duty State of the Union, Elden Ring Nightreign Sells Two Million, WoW Housing, Gaming News
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Premium Preview: Sups Cast - Jensen Huang of Nvidia on Rogan, Game Awards Stream Coming, Toyota Hilux, Train Dreams & more Random Talk!
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#931 - Arc Raiders Solo Review, Game Awards Rumors, & Gaming News
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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#930 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review: The Worst CoD Ever? Where Winds Meet Proves China is Serious about Free to Play PC Gaming, Plus Steam Machine & more Game News!
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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#929 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Review: The Best Zelda for Nintendo Switch 2? Sony State of Play, Sonic Rumble Free, more Gaming News
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Weeb Outsiders - Premium Preview! Anime Movies, TV, and Gaming, Plus Japanese/Japan/Manga News!
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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#928 - Arc Raiders Review, Dragon Quest 1 & II Remake, Fortnite: The Simpsons, & Gaming News!
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#927 - Halloween Spooktacular with Scary Games, Spooky Xbox & Microsoft News, Horror Gaming & Movies
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Micro VGO #213 - Premium Preview! Ball X Pitt, Exclusive Games are Dead says Xbox President, Microsoft Hate Online, & Gaming News
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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#926 - Pokémon Legends: Z-A vs Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Plus Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines 2 review, & Gaming News. Plus Next Xbox PC Hybrid is Confirmed!
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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#925 - Battlefield 6 Mega Review, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance MMO, and more PC and Console Gaming News!
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#924 - Ghost of Yotei Review, Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Impressions, & the Xbox Game Pass Situation with more Gaming News
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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#923 - Silent Hill F, Final Fantasy: Tactics, EA gets Sold, the Future of Xbox, is Sony a Bad Company, & More Gaming News
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Weeb Outsiders - Premium Preview! Anime Games, News, Reviews. Trails in the Sky, Digimon, Demon Slayer and more Japanese Inspired Gaming!
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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#922 - Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Dying Light: The Beast, Xbox Price Goes up, & More Gaming News
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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#921 - Borderlands 4 Review Gone Wrong & Nintendo Direct Games & News
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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#920 - Hollow Knight: Silksong Review. Overhyped or Underpriced? Hell is Us & Cronos, Hot Shots Golf, CoD Movie, Gaming News
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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#919 - Metal Gear Review, Path of Exile II Impressions, & Lost Soul Aside. Plus Gaming News & PS6 Rumors
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#918 - Our 20 Year Anniversary Special! 2005 Games, Xbox 360 Giveaway, VGO & Podcasting History, & More Gaming News!
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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#917 - GamesCom Coverage! Gaming News, Trailers, Reviews from Opening Night 2025
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#916 - Mafia: The Old Country & Battlefield 6 Beta Review, Drag X Drive Impressions, PC Nintendo Sony PS5 and Xbox Gaming News
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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#915 - Titan Quest II ARPG, Grounded 2, Chillin by the Fire, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Killing Zone 3, & Gaming News
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - VGO on Vacation! Beach Gaming, Soulframe MMO, Sony Going Multi-platform, Pron Games Get Banned, more Gaming News!
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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#914 - Donkey Kong Bananza Review: Did Nintendo Deliver the Banana Juice? Plus Gaming News!
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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#913 - Enhanced, Remade, & Remastered with a Game Store Owner. Plus Gaming News & Reviews!
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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#912 - Weeb Week! Is the West DEAD? Japanese & Gacha Games, Anime TV Series, Manga, Crunchyroll Movies, Gaming News & Reviews, & Microsoft/Xbox layoffs!
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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#911 - Death Stranding 2 on the Beach Review: Walking Simulator or is Kojima a Genius? Plus the Future of Xbox Hardware, Dune, and Gaming News
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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#910 - Slap an X on it! Xbox Meta Quest, Chrono Odyssey Honest Review, PEAK Co-Op Climber, Nintendo Switch 2 Screen, RAIDOU Remastered Impressions, Gaming News!
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #204: Get Weekly Bonus Shows in the VGO Discord!
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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#909 - Xbox Commits to Windows Consoles, Stellar Blade Breaks Sony's Record on PC, and the only Mind's Eye Review You Need! Plus Gaming News!
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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#908 - Nintendo Switch 2 Mega Review, Dune Awakening Impressions, Valve Tour, and more Gaming News
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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#907 - Elden Ring Nightreign Review, Hell is Us Preview, Stellar Blade PC Demo, Switch 2 Pre-Launch Prep, Gaming News
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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#906 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Review! Dark Fantasy King Arthur for Elder Scrolls Fans. Plus Game of Thrones Kingsroad and Gaming News!
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May 28, 2025 |
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#905 - Blades of Fire Preview, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Review, The Precinct is Cops Gone Wild, and MASSIVE Gaming News!
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May 21, 2025 |
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#904 - DOOM: The Dark Ages Review with a Game Store Owner, The Cult of Nintendo, Dune Awakening MMO, Gaming News
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May 14, 2025 |
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #201 Elden Ring Movie, Xbox Handheld Leak, Doom the Dark Ages Hype, Gaming News
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May 07, 2025 |
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#903 - The BALD Gaming Special! GTA VI Trailer & Release Date and Gaming News
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May 07, 2025 |
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#902 - The Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review from Hell! Plus Gaming News!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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#901 - Xbox is Cool Again with The Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster! Plus Switch 2 Pre-order Details, Mandragora Whispers of the Witch Tree Review, Last Epoch ARPG, and Gaming News!
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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#900 - Blue Prince HONEST Review, RuneScape: Dragonwilds Impressions, Plus Gaming News from PC, Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam!
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#899 - South of Midnight Review, Nintendo Switch 2 Price Wars, Path of Exile II: Dawn of the Hunt, Monster Hunter Wilds Update, Gaming News
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Breaking News: Switch 2 Direct Details & Explosive Debate between a Nintendo Fanboy and a PCMRer!
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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#898 - inZOI AI Sims Killer, The First Berserker: Khazan Review, Schedule I, and Nintendo's Digital Switch 2 Takeover
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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#897 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Review, Steam on Xbox, Switch 2 Launch Plans
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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#896 - Why Western Games are Failing, Siege X, 33 Immortals Review, Xbox Handheld & Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors, Assassin's Creed Shadows Previews, and Gaming News
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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#895 - Split Fiction, Xbox Handheld, and Frag Punk
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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#894 - Monster Hunter Wilds Definitive Review & Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Preview Impressions
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#893 - God Tier Gaming: Black Hawk Down, Steam Next Fest, Pirate Yakuza, and the Great COD Debate
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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#892 - Avowed Review, Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza Demo, Gaming News
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#891 - Valentine's Day Sexy Gaming Special
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#890 - Ben Heck, Kingdom Come Deliverance II Review, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is Animal Crossing, and Switch 2 vs Xbox Handheld Hardware News!
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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#889 - Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, Tokyo Xtreme Racer, and Microsoft's New Plan for Xbox
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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#888 - The First Berserker: Khazan, Dynasty Warriors Origins, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#887 - Sony Special! PlayStation Games, Marvel Rivals & the Chinese Takeover, Ubisoft is DONE, Gaming News
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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#886 - Talkin' Sh*t with a Game Store Owner
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#885 - Game of the Year Awards Special: The Biggest, Best, and WORST Games of 2024
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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#884 - Christmas Gaming Special & Holiday Play 2024
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#883 - Path of Exile II Definitive Review, Indiana Jones & the Great Circle Impressions, and is Marvel Rivals Good?
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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#882 - Weeb Week #2: Japanese Games, Anime, Waifus, Manga, & more!
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW: Micro VGO - Path of Exile 2 Details, Flight Simulator Launch Woes, and a new PS6 Handheld?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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#881 - This Thanksgiving Special... is an Xbox!
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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#880 - The "Bro Show" Special: Win Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Empire of the Ants from CDkeys in our Discord Giveaways!
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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#879 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Election Night War: Winner or Loser?
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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#878 - Halloween Spooktacular 2024: Scary Games, Spooky Giveaways, and Creepy Gaming News! Plus Call of Duty Black OPs 6, Monster Hunter Wilds Demo, and Sonic X Shadow Generations!
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#877 - Giving Xbox Head... Data
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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#876 - Nintendo Alarmo Live Review Goes Horribly Wrong
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#875 - Halo is Dead! Plus Silent Hill 2 Review, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Impressions, Gaming News
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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#874 - Zelda Makes Beds
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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#873 - Ubisoft Commits Seppuku
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#872 - The Fall Gaming Special
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - MICRO VGO #188: East vs West with Georgia Geng
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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#871 - PS5 Pro Presidential Debate: Price, Specs, and Impressions
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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#870 - RIP Concord: Sony Shuts it Down, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta, Star Wars Outlaws Review, Gaming News
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#869 - Star Wars: Outlaws Review, WoW: The War Within, and Gaming News
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#868 - Black Myth: Wukong Review and Drama: Is the Woke Grift Over? Plus GamesCom News!
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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#867 - Fun with Balls with the Game Store Guy
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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#866 - Gatcha Gaming Whale at the Beach
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - Micro VGO on the Road
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#865 - The Best Package in Gaming
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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#864 - That Time Nintendo Gaslit Us: The Dark Side of Cozy, Wholesome Games
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#863 - You Don't Need an Xbox, to Play Xbox?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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#862 - 4th of July Gaming Special
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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#861 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#860 - Fisher Price Grand Theft Auto
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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#859 - Steam Theme PC Gaming Show!
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - Xbox Showcase 2024 Recap Micro VGO
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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#858 - Xbox Handheld Shadowdrop?
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#857 - Papyrus Mario: Egypt Gaming Special with Guest: Egyptian Mo!
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May 29, 2024 |
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#856 - Rage Quit
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May 22, 2024 |
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#855 - Dropped in a Thailand Jungle
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May 15, 2024 |
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#854 - Xbox Isn't Dead
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May 07, 2024 |
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#853 - Stellar Ass with the Game Store Guy
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May 01, 2024 |
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#852 - Mining in the Desert with Samson Mow
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#851 - Show Me Where the Game Touched You
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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#850 - Is That a Phone in your Pocket, or Are You Just Mobile Gaming?
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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#849 - The One with the Smoke Detector
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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#848 - Microtransphobia: The Truth about the Dragon's Dogma II Drama
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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#847 - Orcs vs Whores
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#846 - "Video Games Make you Weak": We talk to a Prepper!
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#845 - Indie Anna Jones and the Lost Inhaler: How Sweet Baby Inc Ruins Games
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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#844 - Apple Vision Pro Review with VR Vagabond Rob Sprance
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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#843 - Every Screen is an Xbox
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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#842 - Valentine's Day Sexy Gaming Special: Muffdivers? Helldivers! and more Sexy Adult NSFW Games
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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PREMIUM PREVIEW - MICRO VGO #170, EMERGENCY XBOX MEETING
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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841 - Groundhog Day Gaming Special with the Game Store Guy
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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#840 - Nintendo bringing games to the PC?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#839 - Palworld Definitive Review: Play on Xbox Game Pass or Steam? The Drama, News, and More on the Record Breaking SurvivalCraft!!
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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#838 - Prince of Persia, Ubisoft doesn't want you to own it?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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#837 - WEEB WEEK: Anime Games, Japanese Series & Films, and more Waifu Gaming News
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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#836 - The Big Backwards New Year Gaming Special
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #168
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Episode 835 - Christmas is Coming to Game Pass, Our Holiday Gaming Spectacular with Play
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 834 - Our Games of "A" Year Special
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Episode 833 - The FURRY Episode!
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 832 - Steam Deck OLED Review, Super Mario RPG, and Lethal Company
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 831 - Thanksgiving Gaming Special: COD is Dead and The Game Awards are a SHAM!
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 830 - Black Friday Deals and more with the Game Store Guy
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 829 - #BelieveAllWitches, Halloween Spooktacular with Scary Games and Gaming News
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 828 - Super Spiderman Wonder Brothers 2 Mario
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 827 - Microsoft Seals The Deal
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 826 - Christopher Indigenous
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 825 - Big Boat Energy, our Steam Themed Show
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 824 - Damn Dirty SHMUPs
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Premium Preview - Micro VGO #160
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 823 - Lies of P, Mortal Kombat 1, and Guest PSVR Frank
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 822 - Win at Life with the Xbox Mastercard
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 821 - Starfield is Loading...
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 820 - Big Burly Mechs: Armored Core 6, Sea of Stars, Blasphemous II, Gaming News
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Best of the VGO Bonus Content - Part 1
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Jul 13, 2017 |